It is common to speak of “civilizational ideas”, but do they exist? For example, are the d�sas of Ayurveda peculiarly Indian since they are a tripartite classification that is basic to the Vedic system of knowledge?

Scholars generally agree that before the advent of Zarathushtra, the religion of the devas was current in Iran. For want of a better term, some have called the pre-Zoroastrian religion Persian paganism...

A recent African origin of modern humans, although still disputed, is supported now by a majority of genetic studies. To address the question when and where very early diversification(s) of modern humans outside of Africa occurred...